U.S. says attacks drones in Pakistan will end 'soon'

The Secretary of State John Kerry said in an interview on a Pakistani television network attacks U.S. troops in that country called drones or unmanned aircraft, will end "soon." United States often performed with these aircraft incursions into Pakistani territory, especially in the tribal area on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, which Pakistan considers a clear violation of its territorial sovereignty. Kerry arrived yesterday in Pakistan to try to improve relations between Washington and Islamabad, which have been souring over the past two years, precisely because of this issue and the U.S. operation took place in Pakistan in May 2011 to kill the leader of the terrorist network Al Qaeda, bin Laden Osamba. "We are on track," said Kerry in the private Geo television network. "I think the program will end soon because we have eliminated most of threats," he added, referring to the incursions of the drones. The interviewer television was not satisfied with that answer, and insisted on asking if the U.S. and has an approximate date for the end of the attacks. Kerry replied: "Well, yes, we do. Believe that President [Obama] has a date, and will be very, very soon." However, he did not specify which. Obama has already stated in a speech in May that the reduction of U.S. troops in Afghanistan and progress in the fight against Al Qaeda, have reduced the need for carrying out drone attacks. In fact, the number of raids conducted in Pakistan this year have declined, according to the independent public institution New America Foundation.This year there have been 16 attacks, while in 2012 there were 48 in 2011 and 122 in 2010. During his visit to Pakistan, U.S. Secretary of State met with the new Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, and the Foreign advisor Sharif, Sartaj Aziz, among other leaders. The drone raids are particularly unpopular in Pakistan, as sometimes mistakenly killed innocent people in these attacks. You could say that in every public appearance that Kerry has done in Pakistan, the issue of drones has emerged as a drop Malay. Thus, for example, Aziz told a press conference with Kerry standing next to him: "The attacks drones are counterproductive to our relations, "referring to the links between the U.S. and Pakistan. He added: "We ask that they run out."